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Definition of steam engine
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Steamboating
(n.) The
shearing
of a pile of books which are as yet
uncovered,
or out of
boards..
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Supervise
::
Supervise
(v. t.) To
oversee
for
direction;
to
superintend;
to
inspect
with
authority;
as, to
supervise
the
construction
of a steam
engine,
or the
printing
of a
book..
Fireman
::
Fireman
(n.) A man who tends the
fires,
as of a steam
engine;
a
stocker..
Brake
::
Brake (v. t.) An
apparatus
for
testing
the power of a steam
engine,
or other
motor,
by
weighing
the
amount
of
friction
that the motor will
overcome;
a
friction
brake..
Water Gauge
::
Water gauge () An
instrument
for
measuring
or
ascertaining
the depth or
quantity
of
water,
or for
indicating
the
height
of its
surface,
as in the
boiler
of a steam
engine.
See
Gauge..
Cushion
::
Cushion
(n.) a mass of steam in the end of the
cylinder
of a steam
engine
to
receive
the
impact
of the
pisto.
Indicate
::
Indicate
(v. t.) To
investigate
the
condition
or power of, as of steam
engine,
by means of an
indicator..
Clearance
::
Clearance
(n.) The
distance
by which one
object
clears
another,
as the
distance
between
the
piston
and
cylinder
head at the end of a
stroke
in a steam
engine,
or the least
distance
between
the point of a
cogwheel
tooth and the
bottom
of a space
between
teeth of a wheel with which it
engages..
Fly
::
Fly (v. i.) A heavy
wheel,
or cross arms with
weights
at the ends on a
revolving
axis, to
regulate
or
equalize
the
motion
of
machinery
by means of its
inertia,
where the power
communicated,
or the
resistance
to be
overcome,
is
variable,
as in the steam
engine
or the
coining
press.
See Fly wheel
(below)..
Pack
::
Pack (n.) To
render
impervious,
as by
filling
or
surrounding
with
suitable
material,
or to fit or
adjust
so as to move
without
giving
passage
to air,
water,
or
steam;
as, to pack a
joint;
to pack the
piston
of a steam
engine..
Port
::
Port (n.) A
passageway
in a
machine,
through
which a
fluid,
as
steam,
water,
etc., may pass, as from a valve to the
interior
of the
cylinder
of a steam
engine;
an
opening
in a valve seat, or valve
face..
Stroke
::
Stroke
(v. t.) The
movement,
in
either
direction,
of the
piston
plunger,
piston
rod,
crosshead,
etc., as of a steam
engine
or a pump, in which these parts have a
reciprocating
motion;
as, the
forward
stroke
of a
piston;
also, the
entire
distance
passed
through,
as by a
piston,
in such a
movement;
as, the
piston
is at half
stroke..
Regulator
::
Regulator
(n.) A
contrivance
for
regulating
and
controlling
motion,
as: (a) The lever or index in a
watch,
which
controls
the
effective
length
of the
hairspring,
and thus
regulates
the
vibrations
of the
balance.
(b) The
governor
of a steam
engine.
(c) A valve for
controlling
the
admission
of steam to the steam
chest,
in a
locomotive..
Crosshead
::
Crosshead
(n.) A beam or bar
across
the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block
attached
to it and
carrying
a
knuckle
pin; as the solid
crosspiece
running
between
parallel
slides,
which
receives
motion
from the
piston
of a steam
engine
and
imparts
it to the
connecting
rod, which is
hinged
to the
crosshead..
Soleplate
::
Soleplate
(n.) A
bedplate;
as, the
soleplate
of a steam
engine..
Steamer
::
Steam
engine
() An
engine
moved by
steam.
Dashpot
::
Dashpot
(n.) A
pneumatic
or
hydraulic
cushion
for a
falling
weight,
as in the valve gear of a steam
engine,
to
prevent
shock..
Engineer
::
Engineer
(n.) One who
manages
as
engine,
particularly
a steam
engine;
an
engine
driver..
Gasket
::
Gasket
(n.) The
plaited
hemp used for
packing
a
piston,
as of the steam
engine
and its
pumps..
Condenser
::
Condenser
(n.) An
apparatus,
separate
from the
cylinder,
in which the
exhaust
steam is
condensed
by the
action
of cold water or air. See
Illust.
of Steam
engine..
Horse Power
::
Horse power () A unit of
power,
used in
stating
the power
required
to drive
machinery,
and in
estimating
the
capabilities
of
animals
or steam
engines
and other prime
movers
for doing work. It is the power
required
for the
performance
of work at the rate of
33,000
English
units of work per
minute;
hence,
it is the power that must be
exerted
in
lifting
33,000
pounds
at the rate of one foot per
minute,
or 550
pounds
at the rate of one foot per
second,
or 55
pounds
at the rate of ten feet per
second
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